Drama Club killing trial pushed back

Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 5:40 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 5:40 p.m.

The trial of a Galliano accused of stabbing a former roommate inside a Houma nightclub in late 2009 was pushed back this week, prosecutors said.

Jorell Young, 26, was arrested in 2010 in the death of 39-year-old Robert LeCompte, who was found with multiple stab wounds inside the Drama Club, authorities said. Young was indicted on a first-degree murder charge by a Terrebonne grand jury in April 2010.

The trial was set to begin this in Judge Johnny Walker's courtroom, but the trial is now set for September, said Assistant District Attorney Jason Dagate. Attorneys are currently awaiting handwriting analysis that is being done by the FBI, Dagate said.

The case had a profound effect on gay people in Houma and other local communities, loved ones said. At the time, investigators found a note with the body alleging that LeCompte had infected his killer with AIDS.

LeCompte did not have AIDS, his family and friends have said, but he was HIV positive and didn't hide the fact. HIV can lead to AIDS, but that's not always the case.

<p>The trial of a Galliano accused of stabbing a former roommate inside a Houma nightclub in late 2009 was pushed back this week, prosecutors said.</p><p>Jorell Young, 26, was arrested in 2010 in the death of 39-year-old Robert LeCompte, who was found with multiple stab wounds inside the Drama Club, authorities said. Young was indicted on a first-degree murder charge by a Terrebonne grand jury in April 2010.</p><p>The trial was set to begin this in Judge Johnny Walker's courtroom, but the trial is now set for September, said Assistant District Attorney Jason Dagate. Attorneys are currently awaiting handwriting analysis that is being done by the FBI, Dagate said.</p><p>The case had a profound effect on gay people in Houma and other local communities, loved ones said. At the time, investigators found a note with the body alleging that LeCompte had infected his killer with AIDS.</p><p>LeCompte did not have AIDS, his family and friends have said, but he was HIV positive and didn't hide the fact. HIV can lead to AIDS, but that's not always the case.</p><p>Young remains in the Terrebonne Parish jail on a $2 million bond.</p>